09/04/09

it is not
an abyss
but
often
when i stare
at a blank sheet of paper
or blank computer screen
i know
i know
that it
is staring back

©2009-Art Belliveau

danger of killing time

deadlines loom
time has become
unfriendly
unhelpful
spiteful even

seeking revenge
for all the
minutes
hours
days
i killed in idleness

if only i could
resurrect them
i might have
time enough

©2009-Art Belliveau

9/02/09

I am not afraid
of being alone

it is just that
i hate hate hate it
when
i am lonely

and that can happen
even
in a crowd

but
oddly enough
never
with you

©2009-Art Belliveau

dichotomies

dichotomies

all or nothing
win or lose
yes or no
right or left
right or wrong

in a black and white world
of sharp dichotomies
I spend my time
fruitlessly (or not)
searching
seeking
a middle ground
a bit of grey

if only
to comfort myself
in my own lack
of certainties

©2009-Art Belliveau

weighted

trying
to move
forward
but
i’m hip deep
in wet cement
and
chained
to an achor
there is no
going back
so
i am forced
to keep
struggling on

©2009-Art Belliveau

lazy day

a lazy
donothing
day

so much
sweeter
when

it is stolen
from
a busy
busy
week

©2009-Art Belliveau

looking for...?

constantly
shuffling through songs on the iPod
obsessively
switching radio and tv stations
repeatedly
scanning the contents of fridge and pantry
never satisfied
with what i have
when
i have it
looking for that perfect...
what?

©2009-Art Belliveau

paradox

there is something to be said
for the silence
of a late night alone
but
if it is said
that silence is broken
and then what?

©2009-Art Belliveau

senryu 8/27/09

a hasty remark
rattled off when exhausted--
a heart exploded

©2009-Art Belliveau

haiku 8/26/09

soft rains fall outside
the parched earth drinks in deeply
Southern summer night

©2009-Art Belliveau